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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 12.106
তাঁর ইচ্ছা, — প্রভু অল্প মস্তকে লাগায় ।
পিত্ত-বায়ু-ব্যাধি-প্রকোপ শান্ত হঞা যায় ॥ ১০৬ ॥
tāṅra icchā, — prabhu alpa mastake lāgāya
pitta-vāyu-vyādhi-prakopa śānta hañā yāya
“It is his desire that Your Lordship apply a little of this oil on Your head so that blood pressure due to bile and air will be considerably diminished.
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Jagadānanda desired that the Lord apply a little oil on His head.
The oil was offered with the hope of diminishing blood pressure attributed here to bile and air.
The request expressed concern for the Lord’s bodily well-being, though the Lord would decline the oil.
Loving anger and reconciliation. Jagadānanda’s hurt over rejected oil is healed through personal service and prasāda.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
This year he returned to Purī with a big pot of floral-scented sandalwood oil to massage the Lord’s head. The Lord, however, would not accept the oil, and because of His refusal, Jagadānanda Paṇḍita broke the pot in front of Him and began to fast.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 12
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Sevā · Love translated into service
Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “offered”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Can I offer care while respecting whether it is accepted?
Offer someone one small act of care today, leaving them free to decline.
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